Creativity Found: Finding Creativity Later in Life

Finding a balance between career and creativity. Have you ever built a "successful" career only to realize it was draining the very...

Physiological peace and rewiring a creative soul. Creative pursuits helped my guest, Jaime Townzen, to overcome years of grief and...

From statistics to sustainability via collaboration, community and creativity. Kathy Kyle is an illustrator and entrepreneur who...

Creativity as a necessity in the age of AI. Steve Goldberg is a passionate advocate for the role of creativity in a rapidly changing world,...

Cultural heritage, a challenging mentor and the bridge between free expression and disciplined practice. Regina Linke is an illustrator and...

Mime, movement and the Relax Kids revolution. Marneta Viegas, founder of Relax Kids, was the "fame school" student haunted by self-doubt...

From combat engineer to creative conjurer, discover how Joseph Bolton merges magic, ancestry and the northern lights in his new-found love...

Jennifer Roig-Francolí shares her journey from a young violinist finding solace in her art, to a place of spiritual exploration and...

Discovering and sharing the healing power of art.What happens when a distinguished physician with over 150 published papers walks away from...

Outward success can mask profound inner turmoil.Alexandra Walker talks to me about her path from mathematical prodigy to trauma-informed...

What happens when a satellite engineer's hands stop working, and how can creativity emerge from constraint?For Florrie de Havilland, a...

Escaping the horrors of 9/11 on foot, and coming to terms with the experiences through poetry.First released in September 2021What happens...

Cruise ships, corporate climbing and a creative philosophyFrom a young age, Tricia Duffy was immersed in the arts, singing and writing...

How age and life experiences can reignite artistic passions long buried beneath the weight of societal expectations. For this episode I had...

Turning trauma into art when the ocean closed.First released in December 2021Leanne’s father took her snorkelling when she was young, and...

I'm excited to introduce you to the Multispective Podcast, where real people share their stories, much like we do here at Creativity...

Replacing the rigidity of council architecture with the vibrancy of bespoke hat design.Janice Charles is the CEO of House of Charles, a...

Initially skeptical about pursuing a career in film, Tyler Schwanke's younger, practical self chose to take a journalism course at...

Connecting creativity with personal healing. Samantha Mackay felt the pressure of conforming to traditional art forms in school, and much...

Initially hesitant about public speaking, Liz Drury's journey unfolds with unexpected twists, from her scientific studies to her...

Model and content creator Rachel Peru on finding confidence and a creative spark later in life.Despite facing a lack of belief from...

As the first engineer at a pioneering startup specializing in artificial intelligence, John Guiver’s expertise in mathematics and...

Through art activities given in care homes and community groups, Dementia Arts Trust has been bringing joy to people living with dementia...

With a rich background in languages and science, creative pursuits were encouraged during Nancy Dillingham Marks' childhood, but not...

Cindy Ingram's love for art began early, influenced by Disney classics and a desire to become an animator. With a strong academic...

The Creativity Found Collective is a vibrant community where creativity thrives and everyone supports one another. This bonus episode...

Nina Lenton is a business coach and mentor with a rich background in marketing and project management, who in this episode shares her...

Preserving the traditional craft of kilt making.Paula Duncan is a bespoke kilt maker and tutor, with over 11 years of teaching experience,...

Running a small business can feel isolating, but finding the right support and community can make all the difference when it comes to...

Explore the transformative power of mosaic art as a mindful and enjoyable way to express yourself. Becky Paton teaches mosaic classes for...

How can engaging in creative activities influence an individual's sense of self and overall fulfillment in life?Shawna Curee was a...

From self-doubting doodler to skilled graphic facilitator, embracing the messiness of creativity can lead to transformative experiences....

Oksana Kukurudza's deeply personal writing project titled Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break, explores her parents' harrowing...

Creativity and communityMark Clay's transition into the arts began later in life, sparked by his experiences as a father. He initially...

Processing the personal struggles through words.A negative experience in a college creative writing class derailed Mary Adkin's...

There is energy in everything. In this episode my guest Tina Wells chats about her journey to finding emotional relief and mental...

Dealing with personal loss, embarking on a nomadic lifestyle, and ultimately finding solace and purpose through writing.For author Douglas...

How creativity can fit into the seasons of your lifeGina Farrar has embraced many facets of her own creativity in midlife, and loves to...

At one time or another we all have our inner critics, undermining our confidence, but how do we deal with them?My guest, Ela Wassell of...

Making websites empathetic can improve your search engine rankings and discoverability.In this episode I chat with Creativity Found...

Sewing up a storm.In this episode of the Mother of All Solutions podcast, Laura Broderick chats with Great British Sewing Bee contestants...

From corporate communications to embracing personal creativity through writing, coaching, and more, Amy L. Bernstein illustrates in this...

Crafting inspired by nature and gardensThe creative workshops offered at Sussex Garden School range from garden design to pressing flowers,...

Buying an embroidery kit is a great way to get started with this craft, and Mary Broddle creates modern kits using traditional methods, as...

Creativity Found is 100 episodes old, something I never could have imagined when I started the show with a secondhand microphone and a good...

Growing up, Joanne Robinson was creatively encouraged in primary school and loved to draw for hours at home. However, her passion for art...

Adventures with yarn, needles and hookDelve into the colourful world of crochet with my guest Jane Crowfoot, also known as Janie Crow, as...

Portraying and valuing everyday family life As a film photographer Rachel Larsen Weaver captures authentic and imperfect moments,...

Helping everyone to find their sparkleFrom a young age, Jessie Elliott struggled with the idea of being her authentic self, feeling the...

Corrie Legge was following Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, and during reading deprivation week – which she expanded to include other...

Navigating life's ups and downs by embracing creativity. In this episode Gaelle Jolly shares her journey from feeling unfulfilled in...

Perseverance through practice and imperfectionAs a child Bianca Giarola loved drawing, partly influenced by her aunt – who encouraged her...

From selling sweets to Cyndi Lauper to being questioned by the US Secret Service, Shirley Novack has lots of stories to tell, but when her...

2023 Great Pottery Throw Down contestant Rebecca Norris tells me how she reignited her creative flame through pottery while navigating the...

How a group of senior ex-servicemen and women experience the calming and therapeutic facets of pottery, and through that explore human...

Remember the joy of finger painting as a child or the thrill of your first dance recital? As adults, we often lose touch with these...

When the day job is a launch pad for creative exploration.Tammy Euliano is an obstetric anesthesiologist who has transitioned from...

Heather Moore, a former teacher turned printmaker, shares her journey of rediscovering her passion for art and creativity, and making the...

Navigating change and inspiring creativity.Kerry Lyons shares her inspiring path, starting from her childhood love for art – influenced by...

Swapping the 9-to-5 office job for a home recording boothWhile managing databases during the day, Martin Whiskin spent all of his spare...

Imagine turning a challenging life event into an empowering and cathartic creative outlet. That's exactly what Liz Alterman achieved...

What is it like to truly reinvent yourself? To take the twists and turns of life and turn them into an opportunity for growth and...

Rewriting your identity Ever felt like you've lost yourself along life's journey, and wondered how you could possibly find your...

Art, life and advocacyIn this guest episode of the Narratives of Purpose podcast, Claire Murigande discusses with editorial illustrator...

Creativity, the learning process, and the mesmerizing world of pottery.In this bonus episode I’m joined by Creativity Found Collective...

Ever found yourself scrambling to manage your time, juggling motherhood while nurturing a creative career? In this episode of the Mother of...

Navigating the UK criminal justice system and healing through creativityWhat happens when creativity and a desire for social reform collide...

The Creative Brain is a catalyst for changeFor many years Anna Stoecklein believed that creativity was limited to traditional forms of art,...

Making time for art.Jackie Sanders primarily works with abstract, geometric shapes, and bold colors using acrylic paint on panels. She...

A printmaking class helps me to get over my fear of 2D.When Gerry Coles invited me to one of her printmaking workshops my initial reaction...

I've caught Maria Ramsey at a reinvention stage, having made the decision to stop teaching music and to explore other avenues that...

‘Getting back to being more me’. That’s how Rich Chambers describes just one of the wider benefits he has experienced from taking the...

Promotion and networking for creative-activity businessesThe Creativity Found Collective offers multiple ways for members to connect and to...

'I was unaware that it wasn't normal to fall asleep when you're sat still.'Ruth Chipperfield, a goldsmith and jewellery...

How to ease the symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome and start drawing again, without spilling ink all over the carpet!Guest Fish Lee tells me...

Facing fears and taking risks. Robert and Linda are classical pianists who have found a unique way to combine their music with comedy,...

Playing piano together (one piano, four hands) was an experimental idea for married couple Linda and Robert, one that taught them a lot...

Maybe it's not the right time, but never say never.Natalie Smart loved working with textiles as a youngster, from hand knitting to...

The science teacher who chose to break free from practicality, utility and patterns in textiles and paint.This week’s podcast guest, Claude...

Overcoming concerns about your singing voice post-menopause. Suzanne Noble had concerns about the tone of her voice after not having used...

Childhood memories inspire a self-publishing project in retirement.When Jill Phillips was growing up, creative pursuits such as painting...

How crafting can alleviate MS symptoms.To keep her hands busy and her mind calm, Helen Hill crochets blankets for orphaned baby rhinos,...

The inventor of the revolutionary Chalk Paint believes that everyone is creative.Annie Sloan had a dreamy, independent young life, which...

Helping you find your unique writing voice.Just because you’ve got a solid background and experience in something that you are good at and...

Dance, books, drama and singing, and why making this podcast is so important to me.For this episode I’m speaking with . . . well, actually,...

Sally Ward's experiences as a finalist on Sky TV's Portrait Artist of the Year competitionSally Ward had to decline her...

Why being an artist DOESN'T mean you have to do it full timeCareer-wise, Sally Ward balances her roles as a civil servant and as a...

For this short and sweet bonus episode (while I'm on summer hols) I caught up with Gerry Coles (episode 3) to find out what's new...

In this short and sweet bonus episode (while I'm on summer hols) I caught up with Cass Sabo (episodes 3 and 22) to find out...

Ella Orr’s parents came to the UK from Mauritius in the 1960s and, understandably, they wanted Ella to do well academically. But they also...

Fiona Myles grew up in a small town in Scotland, always aware that she was different from her siblings because she was adopted. As a...

Aged 18 Jennifer Baker packed her bags and moved from Florida to New York City to study at the School of Visual Arts, one of the best art...

Jo Watson fell into teaching after being told she wasn’t clever enough to study law and that to get into journalism she needed a different...

Have you ever wondered how I find my creativity? Probably not, but let's just say that podcasting has been a revelation to me, and...

Mary Broddle wanted to be an engineer from the age of 5, and has had a very successful career in mechanical engineering – in a typically...

Anna Lovind learned to read and write when she was very young, and used writing as a survival mechanism for a while, helping her through,...

How to learn a vintage embroidery techniqueIf you are inspired by my guests' stories of finding their creative passions as adults, and...

Anna Lussenburg’s boarding school was sometimes unusual, for example when the staff purposefully put out NOT enough breakfast places for...

Juliet Sargeant was an academic child who loved the sciences, and at a young age decided she wanted to be a doctor, and in particular a...

Tetyana Denford is a Ukranian-American author who lived for some years in the UK. Becoming a mother meant that writing was put to the back...

If you are a printmaker apparently you will be very surprised to learn that Laura Boswell turned down the offer of a free Albion printing...

Working in the creature fabrication department on films such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Star Wars The Force Awakens is...

Anupa Roper has always been on the smaller side, and from a young age experienced shaming just for being a skinny person. ⁠While grown-up...

As much as she loved art at school, Sam Kimberle wasn’t the ‘art kid’. The material she most liked to work with was considered a craft...

Ever since being awarded the coveted Creative Shield in Year 6 of middle school, Laura Reed was considered the ‘arty’ one in the family,...

This episode's guest, US author Julie Carrick Dalton, made an impulsive purchase a few years ago. Some people panic buy a pair of...

As a young boy in Bermuda, Adam Roe was fascinated by hurricanes and storm chasing. He choose to study geography at uni, hoping it would be...

For this episode I’m speaking with Rabiah Coon, who gave herself a mission to do one particular, quite scary thing before she was 40. It...

Lynsey Warren is the owner and creator at Raindrop Crafts, as well as a handmade business coach and virtual craft fair organiser. As a...

Nature photography, music photography, wedding photography, marketing, coaching, this episode's guest was not afraid to try new things...

At uni, studying sociology, Kat Arksey visited poetry reading club nights. She was writing her own poetry, but kept her creations to...

Susan Widlake studied Russian and Bulgarian at university. After that she turned to accountancy, even though she ‘didn’t really like maths...

What happens when everything you know comes to an end? As a member of two successful girl bands, Eve Horne came crashing back to normality...

I am taking a break from releasing new episodes for the summer, BUT, I couldn't leave you with absolutely no Creativity Found...

For this episode it's me. JUST me!I’ve got some book and podcast recommendations for your creative enjoyment, and a shout out to some...

When you leave university with a creative degree, what do you do next? Trying to forge a career in creative arts can involve working for...

For this episode I’m speaking with Jonathan Self, who has travelled widely and seen what he describes as the best and worst of humanity....

Lou Hamilton was living an idyllic and artistic life in Scotland when she witnessed the Lockerbie air disaster. Years later she realized...

Studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama is challenging and invigorating, rigorous and demanding, and the standard of tuition is...

Looking for ways to explore your own creativity? Cass Sabo of Oxford Weaving Studio (see S1 Ep3) teaches weaving workshops for all ages....

Colour energy and art workshops for the blind and partially sightedFurrah Syed’s art is ALL about interaction. She creates heavily textured...

Mark Deeks wants to shatter the myth that in order to play the piano you need to have started as a child, learnt scales and arpeggios and...

Louise Luton was a teacher for 20 years, but after realizing she was in burnout she took the difficult decision to leave the profession and...

Jon Bond has trained in theatre studies and media arts, but during the lockdowns of Covid 19 has developed his own creative explorations...

After not being accepted onto the university course she wanted to join, Jane Beinart lost her confidence in her art. Fast forward ten years...

Cecilia Poullain has had a successful career in law and finance. When she started seeing a Gestalt therapist, she discovered a source of...

Before the multiverse: from Marvel UK to the brink of disaster.Andrew Wildman loved drawing as a child, and even while studying for a...

This episode is ALL about Peter's experiences on The Great PotteryThrow Down.CreativityFound.co.ukWoburn Sands Clay at...

Peter White had a successful and busy engineering business, perhaps too busy. After falling ill he decided to make a big change in his...

Tara L Lacey loved drama activities at schools in Oxford and Trinidad, but put the performing arts to the side partway through her...

Adriana is a healthcare worker who finds her escape and creativity through urbex photography. When her son became more independent as he...

Debrah Martin took up writing by joining a course to help her through a very tough time in her life. She is now an award-winning author,...

Lesley Wildman loved her art foundation year, but was disappointed not to get into art college. It wasn’t until she decided to train to be...

Richard Nicoll had a successful design career, which he loved. As his career became more business-oriented and less creative, he found...

Finding fine art helped Morven Shortt find her feet. Starting in higher education in her fifties she says was hard, but very rewarding.Hear...

Phillipa James, photographer behind 100 Women of Oxford, dropped out of college, but returned to studies on an art foundation and on to...

Rob Ballentine enjoyed drawing as a child, but when it became an obligation he became disheartened. The music business called to his...

When Karen Joy’s boys grew up, she had a ‘niggling feeling’, and joined a watercolour class. But that is a far cry from the acrylic...

Cassandra's journey from Canada to Oxford has taken a number of twists and turns, encompassing engineering, travelling, having a...

Printing with linocuts after a not-very promising start.Oxfordshire-based printmaker Gerry Coles didn't have the best start to her...

Tereza Barnard had a discouraging review of her art as a youngster, and went on to study and pursue a career in psychology. But something...

How does creativity benefit our lives as grown-ups?I'm Claire, and I re-found my creativity after a time of almost crippling anxiety....